Friday, February 19, 2010

Runner Needed!

In addition to running individual races and writing this blog and its accompanying podcast, I organize teams for relay runs. The two principal ones are the Beach to Bay Relay (B2B) which is run every May in Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Texas Independence Relay (TIR), a 203 mile relay in early March. In exchange for organizing these teams I get to call myself Captain. Woo-hoo! B2B is a relatively modest team of 6 runners. The TIR requires more runners. Teams consist of anywhere from 8 to 12 runners. In 2008 my team (Mid-Texas Symphony) ran with 10 runners. Last year we went to 12 runners and the goal is to field 12 runners again this year.

We are now 2 weeks out from this year's race (weekend of March 6-7) and I find myself one runner short. If you are interested in joining the team as our 12th runner, click here and let me know who you are. I'll get right back to you.

To listen to the two part podcast about the TIR, go here.
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San Antonio Runners Rule @ B2B 2010

San Antonio teams swept 4 of the top 5 places at this year's Beach to Bay Marathon Relay in Corpus. Two of those 4 SA teams were running for Fleet Feet San Antonio. Congratulations to those competitors: Fleet Feet Sports Mambas, Fleet Feet Juniors, Los Borrachos and GMTC.

Texas Independence Relay Results

The results are in for the 2010 running of the Texas Independence Relay, one of the coolest races to be found in Texas or elsewhere, for that matter. Congratulations to all the participants, to the numerous volunteers, and to race organizers Joy and Jay Hilscher.

Several San Antonio based teams ran the event. Kudos to Dr. Mitchell Finnie, a runner with Los Paisanos, the top finishing SA team. They covered the 203+ miles in 24 hours 53 minutes 30 seconds. The team from the Mid-Texas Symphony, which I led, finished in 29 hours 42 minutes 48 seconds.

Need a Lift?

I just ran across this inspiring blog and highly recommend it. It lifts my spirit to see so many people applying their passion and commitment to running to such great causes.